ASTD 2012 International Conference
EIGHT CONTENT TRACKS:
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
-Education (ongoing individual professional development)
-Individual Career Planning
-Skills Gap
-Assessment
-Access to Jobs in the Field
-Preparation for Credentialing
-Case Studies: successful career development programs
-Trends & Innovations
DESIGNING & FACILITATING LEARNING
-Learning Transfer
-Innovative delivery methods
-Designing across generations
-Facilitation Skills
-The Brain and Learning
-How to design and deliver effective technical training
-Content for “master trainers”
-Working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
-Evidence-based Learning
-Creating an Informal Learning Strategy
-Innovations in design
-ISD for New Media/Mobile Learning
-Developing Training for External Clients & Customers
-Designing Across Cultures
-Trends & Innovations
GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
-Cultural Diversity Training
-Globalization
-Expatriate Training
-Localization
-Global Benchmarking
-Best Practices by Region (Asia, Europe, etc.)
-Trends & Innovations
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
-Best Practices in Leadership Development
-Accountability in Leadership
-Innovations in Leadership Development
-Leadership Skills Gap
-Leadership for the Emerging Workforce
-Global Leadership
-Mentoring
-Personal leadership skills development -Trends & Innovations
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
-Mobile Learning
-Blended Learning
-Moving from Classroom to Online Facilitation
-Creating an Organizational Social Learning Strategy
-Impact of Social Media/Learning on Instructional Design
-Open Source and Free Tools -Informal Learning
-Web 2.0 and 3.0 -Authoring Tools
-Organizational Knowledge Management
-Building Communication Skills for Social Media
-Using Social Media to Connect Virtual Workers
-Simulations/Serious Games/Alternate Reality Games (ARGs)
-Virtual Worlds -Immersive Learning
-Cross-Functional EPSS Solutions
-Mashups/Crowdsourcing -LMS/LCMS
MEASUREMENT, EVALUATION, ROI
-How to Measure the Results of Social Learning
-Evaluating Learning Programs
-Return on Investment (ROI) of Learning
-Technology-based analysis and evaluation
-Measuring the impact of change
-Creating behavior change metrics/profiles
-Measuring Effectiveness of Leadership Development
-How to Engage Stakeholders -Trends & Innovations
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
-Coaching/Mentoring
-How to Train for Innovation
-Change Competencies
-Case Studies: Facilitating a Change Process
-Impact of Learning—Beyond ROI
-Managing the Learning Function
-Understanding the Phases of Change
-Process Innovation Applied to the Learning Field
-Diversity and Inclusion
-Ethics
-Change and the Role of “PMO”
-Global Citizenship as an Extension of Global Business
-Sponsorship, Planning and Budgeting for Change
-Improving Human Performance
-Trends & Innovations
TRENDS
-New leadership skills for a complex, volatile environment (agility, innovation, emotional intelligence, managing complexity and ambiguity)
-Transitioning from survival to growth
-Impact of social media on learning and work
-Integrated talent management
-New metrics for the profession
-Learning in an increasingly virtual world: the end of learning as an event
-Environmental stewardship
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING:
GOVERNMENT
-Training Tools for a New Generation of Learners
-Knowledge Transfer
-Creating a Culture of Learning
-Collaborative Learning
-Performance Based Measurements for Learning
-Measuring Effectiveness of Leadership Development
-Leadership at all Levels
-Learning Solutions in an Era of Shrinking Budgets
-Developing New Managers
-Integrated Talent Management
-Dealing with Federal Mandates for Training
-Competency Modeling for Federal Training
-Attracting/Retaining Top Talent
-Informal/Social Learning Solutions
-Using Lean Six Sigma for Training Delivery & Design
-Demonstrating Value and Targeting Training Investment
-Economy/World Events
HIGHER EDUCATION
-Social Learning
-Trends
-Aligning course curriculum with the ASTD Competency Model
-Credentialing
-Research on Learning & Development
-Recruiting/retaining Faculty
SALES
-Sales Coaching
-Using E-Learning in Sales Training
-Effective Sales Training Design
-Consultative Sales Training
-Sustainable Sales Training
-The Future of Sales Training
-Developing and Delivering Training
-Sales Management Development